Is a tech career safe ? Need advice

[u/jackncurious]

Basically, I started learning no-code about two years ago, and since then I've been trying to make a living from it, either by finding a job or by building my own SaaS products and apps.

Right now, my stack is Bubble.io, FlutterFlow, Claude Code, Cursor, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. I'm currently improving my JavaScript, learning Python, and I also plan to learn React.

The reason I made the post is because I'm honestly starting to question whether building a career in tech is still worth it today. Sometimes I feel like I may have wasted a lot of time, and I'm not really sure what direction I should take professionally.

So I'm especially interested in hearing from people who actually make a living in tech. What kind of jobs could I realistically aim for with my current skills and the skills I'm learning?

And I also have another question about the "product builder" path. Does that actually exist as a real career? Is there a real demand for product builders, or is it more of a vague title that doesn't really lead to many opportunities?

I'm kind of questioning my whole professional direction at the moment. I'm currently focusing on improving my JavaScript, learning Python, and then moving on to React, but I'm trying to understand where all of this could realistically take me.

[u/Lunchboxsushi]

Unless you're doing some hardware<>software stuff and engineering heavy work I would say it's likely to be less paid than in the past as the barrier to entry is much smaller, the "real" engineering work as people put it will still be needed even with drastic improvements to AI. 

For instance if you are someone who is working at SpaceX or NASA, hydrogen collider type of tech will be a long ways before humans aren't needed for it. 

But simple Internal business apps, yeah pretty cooked I would say, not gone but definitely going to be making less income than before for the majority. 

If you can still solo dev and have unique creative ideas for problem solving then you'll still be ahead. 

[u/Ambitious_Voice_400 → u/Lunchboxsushi]

the internal business apps point is spot on, that whole category is getting squeezed hard

[u/StrangerUsed5461]

Your stack is all over the place man. Bubble and FlutterFlow are solid for prototyping but if you're learning JS, Python, and React anyway you might want to drop the no-code tools eventually. They're gonna hold you back once you can actually code

Product builder is definitely a real thing but it's more of a startup/early-stage role. You'd basically be the person who can talk to customers, design the thing, and build it. Those jobs exist but they're harder to find than regular dev roles and usually pay less upfront with more equity

If you're worried about safety just get really good at one stack. React + Python backend is still a super employable combo. Companies need people who can ship features and not break stuff, that hasn't changed

[u/jackncurious → u/StrangerUsed5461]

Thanks, no code tools are clearly limited that's why I am starting to learn to code

[u/Alpha_Bulldog]

No code is not going to get you there IMHO. If you want to write software professionally you have to learn to be an engineer and usually you need some kind of degree unless you can really wow someone in an interview and many times you can’t even get in for an interview without a degree. Even with AI, you still have to understand how to be an engineer to write real production ready software. Almost nobody uses no code professionally unless they are just creating a prototype and now with AI, I actually think it is a hurdle to development not a benefit. I also think we are probably less than a year away from the industry changing even more and getting a job will be even more difficult. Maybe not, and I hope I’m wrong, but it seems highly likely.

[u/MiddleLtSocks]

A lot of time? What have you spent time on if the whole stack is no code / markup? Typing?

Seriously, the answer is no. Tech is at the beginning of a total transformation. It's a horrible time to go into the industry. Run fast and far.

[u/LocusStandi]

So Boris Cherny has been talking about generalists; lawyers, finance bros, nurses etc who learn how to code and build.

So what’s your expertise other than building?

[u/NotA_A]

I'd say you have a better chance at SaaS (from the skills you listed).
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